clearheaded
Example Sentences
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Deciding to rent first allows you to settle in slowly, let the early enthusiasm pass and put yourself in a position to make clearheaded decisions.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But in 2015, Judge Nora S. Anderson of Surrogate’s Court rejected his claim and cited witnesses who said Mr. Brown had “remained clearheaded and firm-minded even through advanced age.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
His legs and lungs burned, but he felt the most clearheaded he had in years.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
When a person is clearheaded, the frontal lobe becomes freed of the humming and buzz of external pressure.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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